Welcome to our latest interaction project. The task is to create a content management system that will bring order to the world, or at least a tiny part of it.
Something that has always annoyed me is the way the public transport services don't 'talk' to each other and how the commuter has to make decisions without truly knowing the options. For example: should you wait for the bus when the train station is only a ten minute walk away? But if you walk to the train station the bus might pass you on the way... or maybe the bus is stuck in a jam that hasn't appeared at your stretch of the road yet... but the train might be delayed... or it might be just quicker to walk the whole way… and what about the cost? Travel card, Oyster, cash?
Many options but which is the best one for you.
Downloads may exist. The information is also available on the internet. Usually, however, these matters are only important at the time you need it and once the frustration is over you tend not to think about it until it happens again. My proposal is interactive maps that adjust to the user's need — how far, how long, how much — updated in real time, taking into account delays, weather and other problems.
It's a daunting task realising this project. Fortunately I'll be work with Craig Dennis, who's pretty damn good at most everything. We're going to be just taking a tiny section of London. I've mocked up a map; it was small when I started.... hmmmm.
